China Coronavirus

Inside Shanghai, the financial hub grappling with China’s biggest-ever COVID-19 outbreak

Shanghai recorded more than 17,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, forcing authorities to keep its 25 million residents locked down for the second week

Hundreds of flights cancelled at Shanghai airport as city tackles COVID-19 outbreak

China is now planning to give high-risk workers at the airport the experimental vaccine that has already been providing to State employees, international students, and essential workers since July

Beijing begins testing food, parcel delivery persons after new cluster is linked to city's Xinfadi market; 200 cases reported since 11 June

Officials in Beijing are carrying out nucleic acid tests on all food and parcel delivery personnel as they ramp up efforts to rein in an outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital

In COVID-19 white paper, China counters global allegations of cover-up and delay, praises ruling CPC and Xi Jinping

A white paper released by the Chinese government gave a lengthy explanation to refute the allegations of cover-up and delay by Beijing on reporting the COVID-19 outbreak last year in Wuhan.

China delayed sending crucial data on coronavirus to WHO, recordings of health body’s internal meetings reveal; points to WHO’s limited authority

China sat on releasing the genetic map of the coronavirus for more than a week after three different government labs had fully decoded the information. Tight controls on information and competition within the Chinese public health system were to blame, according to dozens of interviews and internal documents

COVID-19 vaccine update: Chinese vaccine Phase 1 trial results show some promise but also a few temporary side-effects

As per the study, about 81% of all the participants showed at least one adverse reaction to the vaccine within the first seven days.

United States undermining global economy and fight against COVID-19, claims Chinese envoy to UN Wang Qun

China’s ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna, Wang Qun, made the unusually harsh remarks at a meeting with officials from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), headquartered in Vienna.

Coronavirus World Update, May 15: Global death toll crosses 300,000, Italy to allow movement, Japan eases restrictions

Over 4.5 million people have been confirmed to be COVID-19 positive in the world so far. Of these, 1.7 million have recovered and over 300,000 have died.

Chinese rapid antibody test kits' failure nudges India to look elsewhere; govt plans to boost self-reliance, import from other countries

Amid questions regarding the quality and delay in supply of kits by China, tapping other sources for these kits assumes importance given the need for reliable testing undertaken after rigorous review of the equipment.

Foot sores may be a new symptom of COVID-19, Spanish doctors say

Purplish foot sores, like the ones seen in chickenpox and measles, may be an early sign of coronavirus infection.